Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Linking up with Joyce today and I found this week’s questions to be hard to answer!
1. February 26th is National Tell A Fairy Tale Day…have you read a fairy tale lately? What’s your favorite fairy tale? Do you believe in ‘happily ever after’?
I haven’t read one lately and I don’t have a favorite. I do believe in happily ever after. Happy means many different things to different people. Some people can be happy with a simple small life. I like to use the word content. I like when I feel content.
2. Complete one of the following sentences with a thought relating to your life currently-
- Once upon a time___________
- A long time ago________________
- In a place far far away________
Once upon a time there was a girl who moved to the cutest little southern Indiana town at the age of 5 from her birthplace on the other side of the state. She had to move there for her Dad’s new job. She lived there until she was 18 full time and then every summer until she was 22. But the people and the town are so special. She never forgot that. Today she is struggling with losing ties to that town, not having a home base or a house there anymore, and what that would mean. That town is Madison, Indiana and she just won an award.
3. Which of the following ‘fairy tale foods’ is your favorite? Which have you made/eaten most recently?
porridge/oatmeal (Goldilocks and The Three Bears), an apple (Snow White), a gingerbread cookie (The Gingerbread Man), pumpkin soup/pie/bread (Cinderella), peas (The Princess and the Pea), beans (Jack and The Beanstalk) or a cup of tea (Alice in Wonderland)
I have most recently had a cup of tea in the afternoon at school. It was a treat to drink from a real mug!
4. What’s your idea of fun?
Fun these days is a pretty low bar -a show I am looking forward to, a dinner out, checking out a new place, or having great conversation with people I care about. And, laughing. Laughing is my favorite.
5. Next week’s Hodgepodge lands in March. Is that right? I guess so. Give us one noun, one verb, and one adjective that tell us something about your February. To make you think a little harder, you cannot use the words cold or snowy.
expressions of love in the form of food, flowers, presence (very long noun), to appreciate, difficult…
Sorry for my choices of parts of speech. My mom’s visitation was February 6, her funeral February 7, and really the whole month has been me being loved on and cared for and me trying to also love and care for my sisters and their kids and my kids and my husband. This month has been difficult juggling all of that, my job, and now the business of my mom’s estate. I’ve done hard things I wasn’t really ready to do.
But, I really, really felt loved in the month of February.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
I can’t believe it will be March on Saturday. I haven’t even cracked open that section of The Happiness Project but I plan to do that soon. March seems like spring. Winter was hard this year. We have to have the hard to appreciate the easy – or the easier, though.
Amy
Coffee and Cocktails at the Casa 
Yes, life really is a roller coaster. I just read a book where a question for the reader was “In which season of your life are you?”. I picked spring, I love to have things to look forward to!
When I took care of my parents’ apartment I was in a rush because we were leaving for the US like a week later. Finally I just left everything for my step dad’s sons to take care of. There is a limit to what you can do, right! But sometimes I think of things I should have taken care of, like Christmas ornaments, some expensive clothes from my mum… But just like you I took care of things like those table placement things you showed in your last post. Funny; I still have some Vanish left that I took from my mum’s supply… makes me happy when I remove stains thanks to her! 😀
March! Yay! Please motivate me to read The Happiness Project!
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Content is such a good word and a good feeling when it is truly felt. I am so glad you felt so loved during such a hard month. It has been a long 2025. I am looking forward to spring and to sharing laughter with you. Hope it is a good day for you!
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I think the only thing I’ve had recently from that list of foods is an apple. I thought the questions were extra hard this week too! But I think also I’m just kind of feeling rather meh about blogging this week as I also did not like the questions for the monthly musings this month either!
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I need to eat more apples for sure. Yes, these questions were hard for me. I have weeks like that.
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I hadn’t thought about how selling your parents’ home would affect you. Thinking about leaving there and not having that home base would definitely be emotional. Grief takes on many faces doesn’t it? Not just people and pets but places and experiences. Adulting is overrated!
So glad you felt loved in February!
xo,
Kellyann
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All the stuff with my Dad is coming up, too. We are grieving our mom, our dad, the house, and the homebase/hometown to be honest. And, we were just reminded how special it is through the love shown from everyone in the town practically!
I really did but there is so much hard work to come.
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I’m glad you’ve felt the love from people near and far. Your hometown seems like such a wonderful place.
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I really have. I think you guys would like to visit.
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Your month has been utterly devastating and yet you’ve felt loved by many which is the absolute best emotion. When I’ve been in times of extreme grief, it’s sometimes hard to reconcile all the good with the bad? Like there are too many extremes?? I am glad you’ve been lifted up by so many people! Have a great Wednesday!
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It has been a lot. So true. As is the case in life, it can be all the things at once. Thank you!
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I am all about a real cup/mug. Real glasses too. I don’t want anything served in a styrofoam/paper cup if it can be avoided. You had a tough February. While my mom is still living she sold her house (our childhood home) four years ago and moved in with my sister. I understand missing the ties to your hometown. I feel that as well. Take care and may your March have many bright spots to ease the pain you feel.
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So glad you had a great February- I agree it wasn’t that bad this year- trying to appreciate the little things- can’t wait to read about your spring because I know you will get those spring temps much sooner than us!
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I like the word content. It is a nice feeling.
A cup of tea from a mug is the best, proper tea cups are just too fancy for me.
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This is a beautiful post, Amy. You are definitely loved and loving. I like oatmeal, but I have to be in the mood for it. I especially like it in cookies with chocolate chips :)
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February (and winter) was a tough season for you. I loved hearing the fairy tale about your hometown. I know what you mean about leaving something like that behind. When I was in college, my mom moved away from my hometown and I have always missed having that homebase. I’m glad you felt loved during such a difficult month. ❤
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I enjoyed your answers…I love how in a comment you said “life can be all these things at once”. It’s a beautiful reminder. I too am glad you felt loved during this past month.
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